From the snowy mountains of Hokkaido to the tropics of Okinawa, these modern ruins or, ‘Haikyo’, provide a romantically silent contrast to a country known for the brightness, sound and movement that swells throughout its bustling metropolises.  

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With many spaces now demolished, these visual fragments document what is now an erased moment in the process of Japans urban evolution.  All culturally significant, each photograph is a platform where the observer can reflect upon this resilient countries hidden journey from permanence to disposability, composition to decomposition and construction to deconstruction. 

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*BOOK LAUNCH: 12th October, 6:30 pm, Readings Book Store, 309 Lygon Street, Carlton, Melbourne